Nonstop flight route between Vientiane, Laos and Târgu-Mureş, Romania:
Departure Airport:
(17°59'17"N by 102°33'47"E)
Arrival Airport:
(46°28'4"N by 24°24'45"E)
Distance from VTE to TGM:
4,767.27 miles (7,672.16 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wattay International Airport (VTE), Vientiane, Laos and Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM), Târgu-Mureş, Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,767 miles (or 7,672 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VTE / VLVT |
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| Location: | Vientiane, Laos |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°59'17"N by 102°33'47"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Military of Laos |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public/Civil Aviation Authority |
| Elevation: | 564 feet (172 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VTE |
| More Information: | VTE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TGM / LRTM |
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| Location: | Târgu-Mureş, Romania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°28'4"N by 24°24'45"E |
| Area Served: | Târgu Mureş |
| Operator/Owner: | Mureş County Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 963 feet (294 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TGM |
| More Information: | TGM Maps & Info |
Facts about Wattay International Airport (VTE):
- The closest airport to Wattay International Airport (VTE) is Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSE of VTE.
- The furthest airport from Wattay International Airport (VTE) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is nearly antipodal to Wattay International Airport (meaning Wattay International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maria Reiche Neuman Airport), and is located 12,165 miles (19,578 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
- Because of Wattay International Airport's relatively low elevation of 564 feet, planes can take off or land at Wattay International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Wattay International Airport (VTE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Access to airport by taxi, car and tuk-tuk.
- In addition to being known as "Wattay International Airport", other names for VTE include "ສະໜາມບິນສາກົນວັດໄຕ" and "สนามบินนานาชาติวัตไต".
- The head office of the Department of Civil Aviation is on the airport property.
Facts about Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM):
- The closest airport to Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) is Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) WNW of TGM.
- Because of Târgu Mureș International Airport's relatively low elevation of 963 feet, planes can take off or land at Târgu Mureș International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Opened in 1936 and modernized in 1969, it provides services for an area of 24,500 km2, with some 2.6 million inhabitants.
- Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,406 miles (18,357 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Târgu Mureș International Airport", another name for TGM is "Târgu Mureş International Airport".
- Târgu Mureș International Airport handled 363,389 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.15 miles (71.05 km) SSE | Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH) | Udon Thani, Thailand |     |
| 2 | 67.13 miles (108.03 km) SW | Loei Airport (LOE) | Loei, Thailand | |
| 3 | 101.74 miles (163.74 km) NNW | Sayaboury Airport (ZBY) | Sayaboury, Laos | |
| 4 | 106.14 miles (170.82 km) S | Khon Kaen Airport (KKC) | Khon Kaen, Thailand | |
| 5 | 107.84 miles (173.56 km) NNE | Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH) | Xieng Khouang, Laos | |
| 6 | 127.94 miles (205.90 km) SW | Phetchabun Airport (PHY) | Phetchabun, Thailand | |
| 7 | 134.49 miles (216.44 km) N | Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) | Luang Prabang, Laos | |
| 8 | 143.13 miles (230.35 km) ESE | Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) | Nakhon Phanom, Thailand | |
| 9 | 157.86 miles (254.04 km) W | Phrae Airport (PRH) | Phrae, Thailand | |
| 10 | 175.43 miles (282.33 km) SE | Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) | Savannakhet, Laos | |
| 11 | 188.08 miles (302.68 km) WSW | Sukhothai Airport (THS) | Sukhothai, Thailand | |
| 12 | 189.79 miles (305.44 km) N | Oudomsay Airport (ODY) | Muang Xay, Laos | |
| 13 | 195.98 miles (315.40 km) SSE | Buriram Airport (BFV) | Buriram (Buri Ram), Thailand | |
| 14 | 201.82 miles (324.79 km) W | Lampang Airport (LPT) | Lampang, Thailand | |
| 15 | 209.41 miles (337.01 km) NW | Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE) | Houeisay, Laos | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,165.13 miles (19,577.83 km) SW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,132.68 miles (19,525.60 km) SSW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,039.57 miles (19,375.76 km) SSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,039.57 miles (19,375.76 km) SSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,035.67 miles (19,369.49 km) SW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,035.58 miles (19,369.34 km) W | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,033.99 miles (19,366.78 km) WSW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,024.00 miles (19,350.71 km) S | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 9 | 11,988.48 miles (19,293.54 km) SSW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 10 | 11,970.19 miles (19,264.10 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,970.19 miles (19,264.10 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 12 | 11,959.33 miles (19,246.62 km) SW | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| 13 | 11,931.99 miles (19,202.63 km) WSW | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,924.71 miles (19,190.91 km) WSW | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) | Juliaca, Peru | |
| 15 | 11,870.44 miles (19,103.57 km) S | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 40.85 miles (65.73 km) WNW | Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | |
| 2 | 49.65 miles (79.91 km) SSW | Sibiu International Airport (SBZ) | Sibiu, Romania | |
| 3 | 93.54 miles (150.53 km) NNW | Baia Mare Airport (BAY) | Baia Mare, Romania | |
| 4 | 111.57 miles (179.55 km) NW | Satu Mare Airport (SUJ) | Satu Mare, Romania | |
| 5 | 118.86 miles (191.29 km) E | Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) | Bacău, Romania | |
| 6 | 124.29 miles (200.02 km) NE | Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV) | Suceava, Romania | |
| 7 | 124.92 miles (201.03 km) WNW | Oradea Airport (OMR) | Oradea, Romania | |
| 8 | 126.53 miles (203.62 km) SW | Caransebeș Airport (CSB) | Caransebeş, Romania | |
| 9 | 143.88 miles (231.55 km) NNE | Chernivtsi International Airport (CWC) | Chernivtsi, Ukraine | |
| 10 | 149.54 miles (240.66 km) WNW | Debrecen International Airport (DEB) | Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary | |
| 11 | 150.69 miles (242.51 km) S | Craiova International Airport (CRA) | Craiova, Romania | |
| 12 | 151.66 miles (244.07 km) W | Arad International Airport (ARW) | Arad, Romania | |
| 13 | 154.03 miles (247.89 km) SSE | Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP) | Otopeni (near Bucharest), Romania | |
| 14 | 154.04 miles (247.90 km) WSW | Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) | Timişoara, Romania | |
| 15 | 158.51 miles (255.09 km) SSE | Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) | Bucharest, Romania | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,406.37 miles (18,356.73 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,996.12 miles (17,696.49 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,971.70 miles (17,657.20 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,959.52 miles (17,637.59 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,939.41 miles (17,605.24 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,930.13 miles (17,590.29 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,926.93 miles (17,585.14 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,920.19 miles (17,574.30 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,910.39 miles (17,558.53 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,901.74 miles (17,544.61 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,900.41 miles (17,542.47 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,899.24 miles (17,540.58 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,890.91 miles (17,527.18 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,877.92 miles (17,506.28 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,875.92 miles (17,503.06 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |